Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Joshua Slocum
Born: February 20, 1844
Died: November 14, 1909 (aged 65)
Bio: Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail single-handedly around the world. He was a Nova Scotian born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer.
Known for:
- Sailing Alone Around the World (1900)
- Voyage of the Liberdade (1890)
- The voyages of Joshua Slocum
- Navegando En Solitario Alrededor del Mundo